"From the Israeli perspective, the fear is that if pressure is off of Iran, Israel would be left having to accept the balance of power in the region significantly shifting toward Iran. It's not an existential threat, but it would definitely be a problem for Israel."

-- Trita Parsi

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“I promised to have no partisan affiliation and no subsidy except advertising.”
“The imagination is the power that enables us to perceive the normal in the abnormal, the opposite of chaos in chaos.”
“If you cannot bear the silence and the darkness, do not go there; if you dislike black night and yawning chasms, never make them your profession. If you fear the sound of water hurrying through crevices toward unknown and mysterious destinations, do not consider it. Seek out the sunshine. It is a simple prescription. Avoid the darkness.”
“Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.”
“You will attract everything that you require. If itâ€™s money you need you will attract it. If itâ€™s people you need youâ€™ll attract it. Youâ€™ve got to pay attention to what youâ€™re attracted to, because as you hold images of what you want, youâ€™re going to be attracted to things and theyâ€™re going to be attracted to you. But it literally moves into physical reality with and through you. And it does that by law. (Bob Proctor)”
“I like whimsy and satire, and that's what Americans like so much about Brits. We bring subtlety and sense of humor that you sometimes lack. We have a very long history of importing Brits like Christopher Hitchens who are better at it than Americans are.”
“Chocolate is God's apology for brocolli”
“... I have discovered that our great favorite, Miss Austen, is my countrywoman ... with whom mamma before her marriage was acquainted. Mamma says that she was then the prettiest, silliest, most affected, husband-hunting butterfly she ever remembers ...”

Source : "The Life of Mary Russell Mitford", vol. 1, by Mary Russell Mitford, (letter to Sir William Elford, 1st Baronet), 1870.

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